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It has been reported that the FA might investigate but Lampard said in his press conference this afternoon: "Joe Allen has absolutely categorically said he wasn't bitten, so I would be very surprised if Bradley Johnson gets charged when he says he didn't bite anyone and nobody was bitten.

"It's one for the FA but Bradley Johnson has just seen his team-mate suffer a red card challenge which could have badly injured Richard Keogh. He then gets hit around the back of the head, he then gets put in a headlock. I would be very surprised if anyone came out of that with a smile on his face.

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"And the fact is, Joe Allen, fair play, has honestly said he (Johnson) didn't bite him. So that's where I'm at and we're at, so let's see."

Frank Lampard on the bench at Stoke City as his Derby County side are beaten. (Image: Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Stoke fans compared Johnson to Luis Suarez in chants from the stands. Suarez was banned for four months for biting Giorgio Chiellini during the 2014 World Cup, having previously had a 10-game suspension for biting Branislav Ivanovic while playing for Liverpool against Chelsea and a seven-match ban for biting PSV Eindhoven's Otman Bakkal while playing for Ajax.

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But Lampard said: "(Johnson) is a competitive player and has absolutely no history of it (biting), and having seen the footage of it, I understand his tension.

"Again, most importantly, Joe Allen has said he (Johnson) didn't bite him, Bradley Johnson has said he didn't bite him (Allen). So, for me, the story moves on. I know it's not ideal but these things can happen.

"I think it's very important to put it in its place for what it was and move on."

Bradley Johnson clashes with Joe Allen during the Championship match between Stoke City and Derby County. (Image: Gareth Copley/Getty Image)

Johnson is suspended for Derby’s home fixture against Swansea City on Saturday anyway after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season.